—The wind is always blowing here．

—How I wish it ______ today．

    A．won't blow        B．didn't blow       C．doesn't blow              D．isn't blowing

For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the same ring，but it's always a ring that has   21   on it so that when I look at it，I'm   22    or reminded of something important．I have made a    23    of buying rings like this whenever I   24   one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as    25  to someone like Jennie .

    I first met Jennie in the    26   waiting room and we had talked several times．One night I sat down beside her and ___27___how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very   28  condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the   29   from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to   30   the accident that had hurt him so badly．With ___31____ in her eyes，she said，“They’re __32__my hope.” I knew then that it was   33    just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she  34  to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and    35    it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to  36  that God loved her and he would be with her through all of this ._37____Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly,_38_the word written on the ring was “HOPE”．

  The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She39    and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I  40  have Hope!”

21．A．words               B．pictures               C．names            D．symbols

22．A．admired       B．encouraged          C．trusted           D．puzzled

23．A．plan          B．point                  C．1ist               D．habit

24．A．lose          B．order                 C．see               D．design

25．A．gifts          B．prizes                 C．1essons                D．thanks

26．A．railway       B．school                 C．hospital         D．airport

27．A．asked         B．explained        C．thought              D．found

28．A．favorable           B．normal                C．serious                 D．excellent

29．A．advice        B.  news            C．instructions          D．comfort

30. A．defeat        B．experience             C．predict           D．survive

31. A．apologies     B．tears                   C．anger            D．doubt

32．A．keeping up         B．bringing back           C．cutting off               D．taking away

33．A．other than          B．rather than              C．more than              D．less than

34．A．continued          B．refused                 C．attempted              D．started

35．A．threw        B．placed          C．hid              D．stored

36．A．prove        B．decide                C．remember              D．guess

37．A．Until        B．Before           C．Since                  D．When

38．A．for          B．so               C．yet              D．and

39．A．shouted      B．waved                 C．cheered          D．hesitated

40．A．ever         B．only             C．just                    D．still

   假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

 Last Sunday, I went sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park. The park was full of freshness and beautiful of spring, with the sun shining and birds sing. When I was enjoying the fantastic scenery around, something unpleasant caught their eyes. A young couple in a boat was eating, talking and laughing loudly as if they were the only people in the world. Which is worse, they spat and even threw rubbish into the lake, total ignoring the noticeable sign “No Littering” nearby. What shame!

Such behavior leaves me deep in thought. If all visitors to the Fairy Lake Park do as the couple did so, the lake will be severely polluted or soon turned into a huge dustbin.

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.

___36   Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.    37   Ideal （理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. __  38___

You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.

___39   Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.

____40   This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.

B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.

C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.

F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

   Twenty years ago, the following news item probably wouldn’t have made much sense to most Americans.

These words come from Arabic, a language with which few Americans are familiar. Yet by 1990 these words were routinely used in both broadcast and print news. How did these words find their way into English?

Like all existing languages, English is continually changing. The adoption of foreign words into English vocabulary, called borrowing, is anything but a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s been going on from the time the language first began to take shape around A. D. 450. English has been borrowing words from the conquered(被征服者), trading partners, immigrants, and a variety of other sources.

So when the events in the Middle East commanded the world’s attention during the latter part of the twentieth century. English simply borrowed the words it needed to describe what was happening in that area. The more often such words were used, the less “foreign” they sounded. Eventually, these borrowed words came to be used routinely in speech and writing.

Borrowed vocabulary from foreign language is not the only source of new words in English. As fresh ideas evolve and innovative technology are developed, new English words are created to describe them. These words may be words borrowed(WB) from other languages, existing words taking on new meanings(EWNM), acronyms, blends, compounds, or newly coined words, as the following examples and the chart show.

  In the next four lessons, you’ll be introduced to some of the history and mechanisms(体系)that have shaped and continued to influence the language we use. Whether the words we speak are borrowed or created, they show a vital feature of English---adaptability. English is alive.

28. What does the word “commanded” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?

   A. Ordered          B. Instructed       C. Controlled        D. Drew

29. The word “mouse” may belong to an example of __________.

   A. WB              B. EWNM        C. Acronyms        D. Blends

30. Where does this text probably come from?

   A. A cultural section of a newspaper          B. A language book review

   C. A language course advertisement          D. A language lesson book

31. Which of the following can best cover the main idea of the passage?

   A. The language in the media is changing      B. English has been borrowing words

   C. English is a living language        D. A new phenomenon appears in English

 The twins, who ________ their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the

   playground.

   A. will finish       B. finish        C. have finished      D. had finished

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。　　

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Dear John,

I am extreme sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.

It is very kind for you to invite me to your house and I really look forward to go to your party and sharing your happy experience abroad. Much to my regret, I will be absent from our party owing to the fact that the College Entrance Examination are just around the corner, for which I am now really busy prepared. What’s worse, I have caught bad cold lately and I am really not myself.

   Anyway, we would have many more chances to get together. Shall we make it after the Exam? I am truly sorry. I hope you will forgive me and to accept my sincere apology.

   I’m looking forward to your reply.

                                                        Yours,

                                                         Mike

  短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。

When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

Growing older is unavoidable while growing up is optional. These words have been passed on in the loving 11­­__ of Rose.

On the first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know someone, so I  12__ to find a little old lady looking at me with a smile. She said， "Hi,handsome! My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a 13_? " I laughed and 14_ responded, then followed a giant squeeze. “ 15_ are you in college at such an innocent age?” I asked. "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids..." I was 16__ what it was that motivated her to be taking on this 17_ at her age. “ I always dreamed of having a college education and now I 18_ it!” Later, we became friends.

Rose became a campus celebrity and she easily made friends 19_ she went. On one 20_ Rose was invited to speak at our football banquet. Her prepared cards dropped before she 21_ the speech. A little 22_ , she simply 23_ her throat and began," We do not stop playing 24_ we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are certain secrets to stay 25_ , being happy and achieving success. You've got to have a dream. When you 26_ your dreams, you die.”…

At the end of the year Rose finished her college education. One week after graduation Rose died 27_ in her sleep. Over two thousand college students 28_ her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by 29__ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

Anybody can grow older, which doesn't 30_ any talent or ability. The key is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change.

___36   Moving from high school into college can be especially different because of the freedom students experience in college along with a new set of expectations.

In high school, students usually live at home, and their parents take care of all their physical needs such as food and housing.   37  Parents are also there to help with and make sure that the student’s homework is done. During the school day, students rarely have free time. They go directly from one class to another. Teachers are always around to tell the students what to do.  38 So students can often complete their homework and reading in a short time.

____39  They may be responsible for shopping, paying bills, and laundry. They also may have to cook their own meals. Their parents are not around to help with homework or even to check that it has been done. Contrary to students in high school, students in college may have a lot of free time between classes, but must discipline themselves to use this time productively or homework and other assignments.   40  

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

       注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last weekend we go mountain climbing. Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us going. Set off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On every side of the road was green fields and some farm houses. We could hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us most there was the beauty of scenes. After having short rest there and sharing with the food we had brought, we started going down. It rained even harder. We were wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily.

None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ______, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.

   A. Instead                    B. Even though            C. However                D. Though

The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___36__ the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___37__. It should be simple, human, personal and brief without ___38___ out any necessary facts.

In writing a letter of application, keep in ___39___ that the things a possible employer is most ___40__ to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___41___ the first few sentences fail to ___42__ the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be ___43___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___44___ your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your ___45___ in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful ___46___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___47___ your product and why they like it.”

Try to ___48___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___49___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___50___ in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no ___51___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___52___.

It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___53___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___54___ is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___55__ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

36.A. clearly     B. carefully        C. obviously      D. easily

37.A. found       B. done             C. known          D. heard

38.A. sending     B. taking           C. leaving        D. picking

39.A. brain       B. sight            C. order          D. mind

40.A. probable    B. possible         C. likely         D. able

41.A. While       B. Although         C. As             D. If

42.A . pay        B. win              C. show           D. fix

43.A. kept        B. continued        C. written        D. read

44.A. to          B. for              C. into           D. from

45.A. advertisement  B. report        C. article      D. introduction

46.A. watch       B. search           C. study         D. discussion

47.A. change      B. make             C. sell          D. use

48.A. avoid       B. remember         C. protect       D. gain

49.A. losing      B. applying         C. preparing     D. fitting

50.A. offer       B. supply           C. mean          D. provide

51.A. worker      B. beginner         C. owner         D. manager

52.A. success     B. development      C. practice      D. experience

53.A. Make        B. Ask              C. State         D. Get

54.A. result      B. decision         C. promise       D. idea

55.A. happier     B. easier           C. cheaper       D. safer

The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international   1  . American officials believed they should   2    the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in   3  . “The   4   may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA   5   were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s  6   had to be changed, 7   the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to   8   Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was   9      “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 10  English to completely understand its   11  English broadcast. So VOA   12   a simpler kind of English,   13   uses about 1,500 words and is spoken   14  . Of course, it is special English.

In the   15   of most VOA listeners, the most   16   program is the news report. News from around the world   17   into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in   18   cities and also from other   19   like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to   20  news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

1.         A. business            B. culture              C. support            D. information

2.         A. reply                B. answer             C. join                  D. interrupt

3.         A. time                 B. short         C. English              D. German

4.         A. news                B. problems   C. effects             D. opinions

5.         A. programs          B. news         C. announcers       D. officials

6.         A. home                  B. position          C. purpose     D. result

7.         A. if                 B. considering   C. supposing D. in order that

8.         A. reach                      B. satisfy              C. attack               D. support

9.         A. known             B. reported            C. called               D. printed

10.     A. poor                 B. excellent            C. standard           D. enough

11.     A. normal             B. fast                  C. good         D. exact

12.     A. stopped             B. discovered        C. taught              D. invited

13.     A. it                     B. which               C. who                 D. that

14.     A. slowly              B. rapidly              C. normally    D. loudly

15.     A. please               B. course              C. opinion          D. advice

16.     A. difficult            B. important   C. various              D. common

17.     A. past                  B. send          C. deliver               D. fly

18.     A. all                    B. major               C. American   D. news

19.     A. broadcasts        B. forms               C. newspaper        D. countries

20.     A. broadcast         B. announce   C. translate             D. prepare

I had an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to conduct two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years” as the Bible would say; both yielded to the normal wearing out of the body after a long and full life. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the dead woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It's my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other dead woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she's dead.”

When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, it is very tempting to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Priests(牧师) know that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course - keeping Mother at home, delaying the operation would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our readiness to feel guilt. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the concept that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. Psychologists speak of the infantile(幼儿的) myth of omnipotence(万能). A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and orders the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that infantile concept that our wishes cause things to happen.

50. What is said about the two dead elderly women?

A. They lived out a natural life.                      B. They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride.

C. They weren't accustomed to the change in weather.    D. They died due to lack of care by family members.

51. The author had to conduct the two women's funerals probably because ______.

A. he wanted to comfort the two families               B. he was an official from the community

C. he had great sympathy for the dead                 D. he was priest of the local church

52. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because ______.

A. they couldn't find a better way to express their deep sorrow

B. they believe that they were responsible

C. they had overlooked the natural course of events

D. they didn't know things often turn out in the opposite direction

53. In the context of the passage, “... the world makes sense” (Line 2, Para, 4) probably means that ______.   

A. everything in the world is decided in advance

B. the world can be interpreted in different ways

C. there's an explanation for everything in the world

D. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

54. People have been made to believe since infancy that ______.

A. everybody is at their command                  B. life and death is an unsolved mystery

C. every story should have a happy ending           D. their wishes are the cause of everything that happens

The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, located in the Bloomsburyarea of London. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building.

Admission and opening times • Free, open daily 10:00–17:30.

• The Museum is open every day except for 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

• Museum galleries are open daily 10:00–17:30, and most are open until 20:30 on Fridays. Closing starts from 17:20 (20:20 on Fridays).

Tips for your school visit

It‘s a good idea to come and see the Museum before your visit. Whatever your plans, please book in advance via the Ticket Desk to make sure you get the most out of your trip.

• Booking your visit

Contact the Ticket Desk at+44 (0)20 7323 8181 or tickets @ britishmuseum.org

• Cancellation

If you are not able to attend a session you must inform the Ticket Desk at least three weeks before the session date. Failure to do so may incur a charge.

• Gallery availability

Please book at least one term in advance and wait for confirmation before making travel plans. Greek and Egyptian galleries book up quickly. Opening times of some galleries may be limited at short notice –- you will be contacted if necessary.

• Access and special educational needs

The majority of galleries and all special exhibitions are fully accessible. There is a range of facilities for visual, hearing and mobility impaired students.

Parking

There is little on-street parking available. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RJ. There is limited parking in the Museum‘s forecourt for disabled visitors only. To make arrangements please telephone +44 (0)20 7323 8299 at least 24 hours in advance. You will be asked to provide the registration number, make and model of your vehicle and the date of your visit.

Support us

Your support is vital in enabling the Museum to fulfill its mission to share its collection with the world. The British Museum relies on funding from a wide range of sources and there are many ways that you can donate to help ensure the display, care and preservation of the collection for future generations.

Please consider supporting the British Museum today.

46. Who can be admitted to the British Museum?

A. Mary arriving at the museum at 12:00 on December 26

B. Jennifer reaching the museum at 10:00 on New Year‘s Day

C. George getting to the museum at 13:15 on Monday

D. Elizabeth coming to the museum at 20:25 on Friday

47. The underlined word ―incur‖ in the passage can best be replaced by ______________.

A. avoid B. free from C. escape D. bring about

48. What do we know about the British Museum?

A. Sir Hans Sloane donated 8 million works to the museum.

B. All the cars can park in the Museum‘s forecourt.

C. Greek and Egyptian Galleries are quite popular with the school visitors.

D. Disabled students are limited to some special galleries and exhibitions.

49. What does the museum mainly depend on to operate?

A. Money from selling its admission tickets.

B. Income from selling some famous works.

C. Donation and fund from a wide variety of sources.

D. Fund from different international organizations.

 In much of the animal world, night is the time ____ for sleep —pure and simple.

A．set aside       B．set down       C．set off       D．set up

 There you are! I have been looking for you everywhere. This is the last place in the world I _______ to find you.

A. would expect                                      B. would have expected

C. have expected                                     D. had expected

Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.

Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes(酶) that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract, where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.

Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity.

The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.

To stop this vicious circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach. 

67. It can be inferred from Para. 2 that _______. 

A. foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit

B. we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods

C. it is essential for people to protect their vital organs

D. giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle

68. Processed foods are unhealthy because they _______. 

A. destroy body’s cells                        B. may lead to obesity

C. are difficult to digest             D. stop body’s metabolism.                       

69. What is the main purpose of this passage? 

A. To warn people of the problem of obesity.

B. To advocate eating more raw and whole foods.

C. To inform people of the harm of processed foods.

D. To tell the differences between raw and processed foods.

70. What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph? 

A. Different causes of acid accumulation.                  B. Correct ways to cook raw foods.

C. Suitable types of raw and whole foods.              D. Active approaches to avoid acid.